What is UNLEASH?
UNLEASH is a global initiative committed to bringing the world’s top talents together to share ideas, build networks, and create solutions to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals. UNLEASH brings together young people from across the world for an annual innovation lab, organizes local hacks, and supports ongoing capacity building and solution implementation.
Since 2017, UNLEASH has run three annual Innovation Labs in Denmark, Singapore and China. UNLEASH has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential sustainability brands, having engaged 3,000 talents from 160 countries and facilitated the development of 580 SDG solutions with +300 partners.
Organizing Team
Brandon Maliniemi
Graduate Research Assistant
Carol Martinson
Project Engineer
UNLEASH 2019 Talent
Anniestacia Miskel
Water Engineer
UNLEASH 2020 Talent
Brianne Nakamura
Engineer
Rahkia Nance
Strategic Communications
Lindsey Broderick
Structural Engineer
UNLEASH 2019 Talent
UNLEASH Hacks 2020 Organizing Team
Morgan Brown
Researcher/Scientist
Bernadette Drouhard
Wastewater Process Specialist
Rosa Jones
Graduate Research Assistant
Fidan Karimova
Innovation Program Manager
UNLEASH 2017 Talent
Chris Olivares
Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Researcher, Lecturer
UNLEASH 2019 talent
Erin Partlan
Environmental engineer/scientist/researcher
Shemai'ya Peak
Student Researcher
2020 US Stockholm Junior Water Prize Alabama State Winner
Jessica Rozek
Program Manager
UNLEASH 2017 talent
Allen Townsend
PhD Fellow
UNLEASH 2019 talent
Facilitators
Barry Liner
Chief Technical Officer, Water Environment Federation
"Solving sustainability problems using systems thinking, I enjoy finding order and purpose in what otherwise may be seen as chaos. I seek to make connections to advance solutions for intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs working for social benefit"